glutinous
of the nature of glue; gluey; viscid; sticky.
Origin of glutinous
1Other words from glutinous
- glu·ti·nous·ly, adverb
- glu·ti·nous·ness, glu·ti·nos·i·ty [gloot-n-os-i-tee], /ˌglut nˈɒs ɪ ti/, noun
- un·glu·ti·nos·i·ty, noun
- un·glu·ti·nous, adjective
- un·glu·ti·nous·ly, adverb
- un·glu·ti·nous·ness, noun
Words that may be confused with glutinous
- glutenous, glutinous , gluttonous
Words Nearby glutinous
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How to use glutinous in a sentence
He shares his excitement about a scene where Raya makes an offering with bánh tét, a glutinous rice cake eaten during Vietnamese New Year, which is also Nguyen’s favorite food and one that reminds him of home.
And unless you're careful, you'll be asked for a traditional Chinese brunch that will most likely include glutinous chicken feet.
The birds that build them swallow a certain kind of glutinous weed growing on the coral rocks.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin | Mary Hazelton WadeHe came home with his flank heating and a glutinous moisture on his lip, and a hunted look in his eye.
It Is Never Too Late to Mend | Charles ReadeSome, covered with a hairy and glutinous seaweed, seemed like large green moles boring a way into the rock.
Toilers of the Sea | Victor Hugo
Suddenly a large, round, flattened, glutinous mass issued from beneath the crevice.
Toilers of the Sea | Victor HugoThere is another sort of tuberous root, called “ulluca” by the Peruvians, which is more glutinous and less pleasant to the taste.
Popular Adventure Tales | Mayne Reid
British Dictionary definitions for glutinous
/ (ˈɡluːtɪnəs) /
resembling glue in texture; sticky
Derived forms of glutinous
- glutinously, adverb
- glutinousness or glutinosity (ˌɡluːtɪˈnɒsɪtɪ), noun
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